点评:There are a wide variety of reviews on this site, and straight up, we saw no evidence of seals caught in the boardwalks, or seal clubbing or of other atrocities that other reviewers have mentioned. But this is not Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, this is nature in the raw. And we we did see dead seal pups, as you would expect, and we did see a jackal stalking about seeking lunch.
Now that's out of the way, a few practicalities. It's well sign-posted, an hour's drive north of Henties Bay. From there a few kilometres to the gate, where you will need to buy a permit, currently set (for non-Nambians / South Africans). at 150 per person plus 50 for the car. Then a few more ks to the car park next to the memorial cross.
You will immediately be struck by the presence and noise of thousands and thousands of seals! Please respect the set rules, we were appalled by the behaviour of some human visitors, especially the two metre rule. Splitting up a mother and her feeding pup to get that insta-photo is simply not OK!
The boardwalk elevated viewing of the colony and terrific opportunities for photography, including the seals entering or leaving the Ocean.
And let's address the smell. Yes, there is a smell. But we didn't find it that bad to be honest. Maybe because we live in the countryside and have been exposed to farms.
翻译:这个网站上有各种各样的评论,直截了当地说,我们没有看到任何证据表明海豹被抓到木板路上,或者有人用棍棒殴打海豹,或者其他评论者提到的其他暴行。但这不是迪士尼动物王国旅馆,这是原始的自然。正如你所期望的那样,我们确实看到了死去的海豹幼崽,我们也看到了一只豺狼四处游荡寻找午餐。
现在这些都解决了,我们来谈谈一些实际问题。这里有很好的路标,距离亨蒂斯湾以北一小时车程。从那里到大门几公里,在那里你需要购买许可证,目前规定(针对非纳米比亚人/南非人)。每人 150 卢比,汽车 50 卢比。然后再走几公里就到了纪念十字架旁边的停车场。
成千上万只海豹的存在和噪音会立即让你震惊!请尊重既定规则,我们对一些人类游客的行为感到震惊,尤其是两米规则。为了拍一张即时照片而把母海豹和正在哺乳的幼海豹分开,这显然是不对的!
木板路可以俯瞰整个海豹群,也为拍摄提供了绝佳的机会,包括拍摄进入或离开海洋的海豹。
让我们来谈谈气味。是的,有气味。但说实话,我们觉得味道没那么难闻。也许是因为我们住在乡下,接触过农场。